[Recording - V1 - standard, V2 - low 5th and high 3rd - style of voice for bvox - neutral, for main - distorted and doubled] [Drop D - Intro - BPM 90 - No bass until verse 2 - Minimal Guitar, mainly vox, no drums Intro - No drums - introduce the low D on D more during the song - Low but sing aggressively] [D] Ah, you gonna [C] take me home to [G/B] night [D] Ah, down be [C] side that red fire [A] light [D] Ah, you gonna [G] let it all hang out Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Instrumental - With drums - 0:23] [D] E ----------------------------0-0-0- B ----------------------------1-1-1- G ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-0-0-0---- D ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-2-2-2---- A ----5---5---5---5---5-------3-2-00--- E --0-------------------------------3-- Dr B S B S B S B S E --- B --- G 7-7-7-7-7 D 7-7-7-7-7 (stop) A 5-5-5-5-5 E 0-------- DrB S B S B B B S
[Verse 1] (snare) I was [D]just a skinny lad, never knew no good from bad But I knew life before I left my nurse [A] ry (Huh!) Left a [D] lone with big fat Fanny, she was [G]such a naughty nanny Heap big [D]woman, you made a [A]bad boy out of [D]me (drums stop)
[Instrumental] [D] E -------- B -------- G -------5-5-5-5 D -5-3---5-5-5-5 (stop) A -5-3---5-5-5-5 E -5-3-0-------- Dr-----B S B S B B B S Hey hey! I've been
[Verse 2 - Bass comes in now] [D] singing with my band, across the water, across the land I've seen every blue eyed floozy on the [A] way (hey) But their [D] beauty and their style, went kind of [G] smooth after a while Take me [D] to them dirty [A] ladies every [D] time, come on! (Drum fill 1) (Drum fill - leave all of D ringing and just play figure with right hand) ---X XX-X -X-X X-X- (keep bass drum going during)
[Chorus] [D] Ah, won't you [C] take me home to [G/B] night? [D] Ah, down be [C] side your red fire [A] light [D] Ah, and you [G] give it all you got Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [Drum Fill SSSB S (ring D chord at end)]
[Interlude - Just bass drum under - 2nd line - half bar for A section] [G][G] - [D][D] - [A] ([A][A][A][D]) - [D][D] [G][G] - [D][D] - ([A][A] X [G]) - ......................... Hey listen (count 2 snares / 1 bar from here) [G][G][G][G] (B) (B) (B) S here .... ah.........now I got (Starting count new bar at G - then come back in correctly)
[Verse 3] Now I got [D] mortgages and homes, I got stiffness in my bones Ain't no beauty queens in this locali [A] ty (I tell you) Oh, but [D] I still get my pleasure Still [G] got my greatest treasure Heap big [D] woman, you done [A] made a big man of [D] me (Drum fill - SBBS BBSB BSBB SxSx - with D chord on every Snare hit)
[Chorus] [D] Oh (I know) you gonna [C] take me home to [G/B] night (Please) [D] Oh, down be [C] side that red fire [A] light [D] Oh, you gonna [G] let it all hang out Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round, [G] yeah Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Outro] Get on your bikes and ride! [D] w/ad lib vocals with G to F riff 555 333 000 [D]xxx xSSS [D]xxx xSSS [D]xxx xSSS [D] (keep bass drum going under)
[Intro - BPM 131 - Just bass drum] Chords --[F]------[Dm]------[Bb]---[C]----[F]- E -1--------5-----------------------1-- B -1----3-5-6-----5-4-3--3-4-5-5----1-- G -2----3-5-7-----5-4-3--3-4-5-5----2-- D -3----3-5-7-----5-4-3--3-4-5-5----3-- A -3----1-3-5-----3-2-1--1-2-3-3----3-- E -1---------------------------3-5--1--
[Pickup - drums in at end] Fxxx FxxBb xxxx Bbxxx x 2
[Verse - Full drums - Some fast strumming] [F] Don't go breaking my [Bb] heart [F] I couldn't if I [Bb] tried [F] Oh [A7] honey, if [Bb] I get [G/B] restless [F] Baby, you're not that [Bb] kind [F][Bb][F][Bb][C] (just bass drum) [F] Don't go breaking my [Bb] heart [F] You take the weight off of [Bb] me [F] Oh [A7] honey, when you [Bb] knock on my [G/B] door [F] Ooh, I gave you my [Bb] key [F][Bb] (A 013) [C]
[Chorus] [Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody [Cm7] knows it But [Bb] when I was [F] down [C] I was your [G] clown [Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody [Cm7] knows it (nobody knows) [Bb] Right from the [F] start I [C] gave you my [G] heart [Ab] Oooo- [C] oooh I gave you my [Bb] heart. (just bass drum) [F][Bb][F][Bb][C]
[F] So don't go breaking my [Dm] heart ... [C][Bb] .. I won't go [C]breaking your [F] heart----- [C][Dm]------- [C][Bb] .... Don't go [C] breaking my [F] heart (drums stop - approx chord pattern) [F]xx[F][Bb]xx[Bb][F]xx[F][Bb]xxx
[Verse] [F] And nobody [Bb] told us [F] `Cause nobody [Bb] showed us [F] And [A7] now it's [Bb] up to [G/B] us babe [F] Oh I think we can [Bb] make it (just bass drum) [F][Bb][F][Bb][C] [F] So don't misunder [Bb] stand me [F] You put the light in my [Bb] life [F] Oh, you [A7] put the [Bb] spark to the [G/B] flame [F] I've got your heart in my [Bb] sights [F][Bb] (A 013) [C]
[Chorus] [Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody [Cm7] knows it But [Bb] when I was [F] down [C] I was your [G] clown [Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody [Cm7] knows it (nobody knows) [Bb] Right from the [F] start I [C] gave you my [G] heart [Ab] Oooo- [C] oooh I gave you my [Bb] heart. (just bass drum) [F][Bb][F][Bb][C]
[Bridge] [F] So don't go breaking my [Dm] heart [C][Bb] I won't go [C] breaking your [F] heart----- [C][Dm]------- [C][Bb] Don't go [C] breaking my [F] heart (just bass drum) [F]xx[F][Bb]xx[Bb][F]xx[F][Bb]xxx
[Instrumental] [F][Bb][F][Bb] [F][A7][Bb][G/B][F][Bb] [F][Bb] (A 013) [C]
[Chorus] [Am] Oooo-oooo... .... and nobody [Cm7] knows it But [Bb] when I was [F] down [C] I was your [G] clown [Bb] Right from the [F] start, I [C] gave you my [G] heart! [Ab] Oooo- [C] oooh I gave you my [Bb] heart.(just bass drum) [F][Bb][F][Bb][C]
[F] don't go breaking my [Dm] heart [C][Bb] I won't go [C] breaking your [Repeated til fade section] [F] heart-- [C][Dm] -------- [C][Bb] Don't go [C] breaking my [F] heart (BACK 3 LINES AND REPEAT TIL FADE)
